The brand-new Star Trek will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966.

Alex Kurtzman will serve as executive producer for the new Star Trek TV series. Kurtzman co-wrote and produced the blockbuster films Star Trek (2009) with Roberto Orci, and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) with Orci and Damon Lindelof. Both films were produced and directed by J.J. Abrams.

The new Star Trek TV series will not be related to Star Trek Beyond."

Boy was I excited to hear this announcement, and then immediately disappointed. Putting a Star Trek series exclusively on digital VOD? That's just insulting.

My first guess is that CBS itself might have cold feet about sci-fi after the recent cancellations of Under The Dome and Extant. But it's probably just they feel the Star Trek brand is strong enough to attract people to their service.

Have to assume Crackle will shut down this year; there's pretty much not a single thing that could possibly justify its existence at this point. One of my favorite leaked emails from the Sony hack was the revelation that Seinfeld after a few seasons was not being paid for the show in cash but in percent ownership of the network, considering his position as literally their sole interesting talent.

The pilot episode of Legion was pretty fantastic. It's almost an art house take on the Marvel Universe. Very well written. Some bold and fantastic editing choices. Excellent use of non-linear storytelling. Easily the best debut of 2017 so far.

"...the updating of Citizen Kane was an important, and long overdue, project."

For sure - I feel like I've been waiting my whole life for this old film to be updated.

Surprisingly, Welles himself scripted a TV-movie version of Kane in the mid-50s which, inexplicably, was written as a shot-for-shot remake of his original film. It is surmised that Welles thought he could use the Kane remake as a way to break into television and/or maybe as a way to earn some quick money.

While I can see the potential for a series based on Cat People, the idea of a wealthy mogul undone by hubris has been appropriated many times already - no need to do it again under the Kane banner. I doubt a "What is Rosebud?" phenomenon is going to be the "Who Shot J.R.?" or the "Who Killed Laura Palmer?" of the 2020s.